Community Sister​/District Nurse

Job summary

We are currently seeking a Community Sister to join our Teesdale Community Nursing Team. The successful applicant will work across the Teesdale Locality and the surrounding areas from an office base. The team covers 8am until 9pm 7 days a week on a duty roster. The post holder will be working in the unplanned team, providing a high level of care and assessment to patients requiring UCR.

The role involves providing holistic nursing care to adult patients in their own home or residential care setting. Successful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can be provided.

To support coordination and delivery of high quality nursing care that, where possible, meets identified patient need, supports the aims and objectives of the integrated health and social care team, and remains within the boundaries of available resource. Predominantly complex clinical care and urgent care response but also supporting the wider team with planned care when required due to clinical demand.

Provides supervision and line management to Band 5 staff nurses, Band 4 nursing associates and Band 3 HCA's.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Description s can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).

12 January 2026

Agenda for change

Band 6

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum

Permanent

Full-time

C

Barnard Castle Surgery

Victoria Road

Barnard Castle

County Durham

DL12 8HT

The successful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The successful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead.

To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

• Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic).
• Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
• Plans provision of care for patients/clients,
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
• Provides specialist advice to patients /clients /carers
• Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
• Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/ safeguarding issues
• Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
• Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
• Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community
• Occasional participation in R&D activity
• Physical Skills
• Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques;
  Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures.

• Community specific skill set
• Experience of HR management

• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
• Ability to travel independently

• 1st Level…